Thursday, March 24, 2011

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers has acquired a YA novel called Level Two by Lenore Appelhans, in a joint acquisition with CBS Films. According to S&S, this is the first time the company has coordinated a deal so that an author received a simultaneous book and film offer. In Level Two, the liminal place between our world (Level One) and heaven, Felicia spends her days reliving her memories from the security of her pod—until she gets broken out by Julian, a boy she met on Earth. Appelhans writes the popular YA blog Presenting Lenore. Level Two will be published in either fall 2012 or spring 2013, with a 200,000-copy first printing.

HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL!!!!!! Congratulations!! *jumps for joy* *spins in glee* *dances a jig* *trips in clumsiness* then *jumps back up and does it all over again* :) So incredible and am now posting this grand and wonderful news on my Facebook site to share with more readers!!!!

LENORE!!!! OMG!! I AM SERIOUSLY SO SO SO HAPPY FOR YOU!! Hence all the cap locks. lol. But really..I am so super stoked for you and now I can say, "hey, I've hung out with this bestselling author"...because I know that is going to happen :)

Holy shit!!! I thought I was proud before, but this is way out of the ball park. And we can all say we "knew" you before you were a worldwide sensation! Please don't forget your cat-loving, lowly blogger friends!

So incredible! You absolutely deserve every bit of this exciting news! Congratulations! You must be floating on cloud nine right now and I couldn't be happier for you. :o) Class of 2012??? Here we come! :o)